Gdańsk, Poland

Travel Agencies
(Tourism and Hospitality)

Bachelor's
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Travel Agencies at AWFiS w Gdańsku

Field of studies: Tourism and Hospitality
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: physical education, tourism, services
Kind of studies: full-time studies
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University website: awf.gda.pl/international

Why study Travel Agencies at AWFiS Gdańsk?

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Why It's Worth It:

Comprehensive Academic Foundation

The Tourism and Hospitality program at AWFiS offers an interdisciplinary approach that blends social sciences with practical knowledge of the service industry. This curriculum is designed for individuals interested in the broadly understood sectors of tourism, recreation, and hospitality, providing a solid theoretical background supported by scientific knowledge. The unique character of the studies ensures that students gain a holistic understanding of the mechanisms driving the modern leisure market.

Focus on Practical Experience

A distinguishing feature of this course is the significant number of practical classes conducted in real-world settings. The university cooperates with various tourist institutions and hotel facilities to ensure that students acquire hands-on experience. Classes are often taught by experienced practitioners and coaches who share their professional insights, allowing participants to bridge the gap between classroom theory and industry reality.

Development of Versatile Competencies

The program aims to shape comprehensive competencies, covering both hard and soft skills. Students learn how to prepare and organize individual and collective tourist trips, manage customer service elements, and effectively use modern technologies required in the workplace. Special attention is given to the promotion and sale of hotel services, ensuring graduates are well-versed in the commercial aspects of the industry.

Business and Management Skills

Beyond operational tasks, the course prepares students for specialized business activities. Participants acquire the ability to register, manage, and settle their own economic activity within the tourism and hotel space. This entrepreneurial focus empowers graduates not only to seek employment in existing structures but also to create their own ventures and navigate the market independently without needing additional external preparation.

Communication and Teamwork

Effective operation in the hospitality sector requires superior interpersonal skills. The curriculum emphasizes professional communication, which serves as the basis for successful cooperation within diverse teams. Additionally, students develop competence in foreign languages with a specific focus on industry-related terminology, enabling them to work fluently in an international environment.

Wide Range of Career Opportunities

Graduates of Tourism and Hospitality are equipped with universal skills that allow for professional implementation across many sectors. Career paths include roles in travel agencies, tourist associations, wellness and spa facilities, as well as hotels and other accommodation centers. The broad qualification profile ensures flexibility and adaptability to the changing demands of the global labor market.

Test: Is Travel Agencies the right fit for you?

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Answer all questions and see if Travel Agencies is the right major for you!

1. How do you react when you have to plan a trip for friends or family?

2. Is world geography just a school subject to you, or a passion?

3. How do you approach sudden problems (e.g., a delayed train, weather changes)?

4. Do you get satisfaction from advising others and helping them make choices?

5. How do you rate your attention to detail and formalities?

6. Is openness to other cultures and customs your strong suit?

7. What is your attitude towards learning foreign languages?

8. When you talk about your vacations or travel dreams, can you engage the listener?

9. How much patience do you have for people who might be demanding or indecisive?

10. What seems most interesting to you about working in a travel agency?

Definitions and quotes

Travel
Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
Travel
I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Exodus, II. 22.
Travel
And in his brain,
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit
After a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd
With observation, the which he vents
In mangled forms.
William Shakespeare, As You Like It (c.1599-1600), Act II, scene 7, line 38.
Travel
I think it was Jekyll who used to say that the further he went west, the more convinced he felt that the wise men came from the east.
Sydney Smith, Lady Holland's Memoir, Volume I.

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